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Dr.Kalai Kathiravan
AC #222 · Tenkasi District

Dr.Kalai Kathiravan

Tenkasi Assembly Constituency
DMK — Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ✓ Won · 2026 📅 23 Apr 2026 AC #222
79,699Votes
10,299Margin
33.92%Vote Share
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2026 Election Result · ECI

AC #222
79,699 Total Votes · Tenkasi · 23 April 2026
Dr.Kalai Kathiravan (DMK)33.92%
Winning Margin
10,299
Turnout
83.44%
Top Candidates
1
Dr.Kalai Kathiravan
DMK — Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
79,699
2
S.Selva Mohandas Pandian
ADMK
69,400
3
A. Rajaprakash
TVK
55,543
← Prev AC #221 Rajendran. T. M Kadayanallur · DMK Next → AC #223 Paul Manoj Pandian Alangulam · DMK
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Personal Profile

Full Name
Dr.Kalai Kathiravan
Party
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)
Constituency
Tenkasi, Tenkasi
Assembly No.
AC #222 of 234
District
Tenkasi
Elected
23 April 2026 · First Term
Status
✓ Active MLA · 17th Tamil Nadu Assembly
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2026 Election — Complete Data

ECI Official
79,699Votes Won
10,299Margin
33.92%Vote Share
83.44%Turnout
EVM Votes
78,535
Postal Votes
1,164
Total Votes Cast
234,987
Candidates
23 candidates contested
Runner-Up
S.Selva Mohandas Pandian (ADMK) — 69,400 votes
3rd Place
A. Rajaprakash (TVK) — 55,543 votes
ECI Source
↗ ECI Official Results
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Constituency Profile

281,624Total Electors
137,240Male Electors
144,282Female Electors
District
Tenkasi
Male / Female
48.7% Male · 51.3% Female
Voter Turnout
83.44%
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Political History — This Constituency

Past Results
2021 Winner
S. Palani Nadar INC
2016 Winner
S. Selvamohandas Pandian ADMK
Seat Change 2021→2026
Seat changed hands in 2026
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Constituency Election History — Tenkasi

1962–2026
DMK 4AIADMK 4INC 2ADMK 2CPI 1JP 1wins · 15 elections
YearWinnerPartyVotesVote %Runner-upPartyMargin
2026 Kalai Kathiravan DMK 79699 33.92% S. Selvamohandas Pandian ADMK 10299
2021 S. Palani Nadar INC 89315 41.71% S. Selvamohandas Pandian ADMK 370
2016 S. Selvamohandas Pandian ADMK 86339 42.58% Palani Nadar S INC 462
2011 Sarath Kumar R AIADMK 92253 54.3% V. Karuppasamy Pandian DMK 22967
2006 H. Vasanthakumar INC 54170 51.93% S. P. Sooriyakumar ADMK 20075
2001 S. Manickaraj AIADMK 46619 51.54% V. Ramachandran MTD 9161
1996 S.V. Krishnan CPI 37342 40.27% A.S.A. Karunakaran ADMK 3149
1991 V. Natesan Paulbaj ADMK 65514 72.90% M. Mani Achiyur DMK 44220
1989 Achiyur M. Mani DMK 30222 31.87% P. Sironmani INC 1493
1984 M. John Vincent AIADMK 45825 58.0% Namdi. E. DMK 14018
1980 M. John Vincent AIADMK 36725 52.18% Thangaraj. J. INC 4049
1977 M. John Vincent JP 18668 27.71% D. Veliah AIADMK 204
1971 S. P. Adithanar DMK 37329 54.95% Annamalai R. A. R. INC 9605
1967 S. P. Adithanar DMK 41828 62.57% R. Nadar INC 19061
1962 — Pre-delimitation / data unavailable
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Affidavit Details

Myneta.info · ADR
Education
Graduate Professional
Total Assets
₹1,25,49,465 ~ 1 Crore+
Liabilities
₹73,36,341 ~ 73 Lacs+
Criminal Cases
✓ Nil
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Key Facts

Assembly
17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Chief Minister
C. Joseph Vijay — TVK (Perambur, AC #12)
Govt Strength
TVK — 108 seats · Majority 116 · Assembly 230
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⚡ Quick Facts
PartyDMK
ConstituencyTenkasi
AC No.#222
DistrictTenkasi
Votes79,699
Margin10,299
Vote Share33.92%
Turnout83.44%
Electors281,624
StatusActive MLA
🏛️ Assembly Context
Assembly17th TN Assembly
CMC. Joseph Vijay
SpeakerJ. C. D. Prabhakar
TVK Seats108
Strength227 (7 vacant)
Majority114
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